Device for packing bottles or similar

ABSTRACT

A partition assembly for packing bottles in a box is formed of longitudinal and transverse plastic framework sections that interfit together in locked position by means of spring clamp structure formed in the plastic sections.

I Umted States Patent 1 [111 3,773,206 Garcia Nov. 20, 1973 [54] DEVICE FOR PACKING BOTTLES 0R 654,508 7/1900 Bohn 217/32 SIMILAR 3,240,378 3/1966 Fox 217/19 [76] Inventor: Javier Elizondo Garcia, Escobedo FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS Sur 733, Suite 316, Monterrey, 615,425 2/1961 Canada 217/19 Mexico 951,995 3/1964 Great Britain 217/19 [22] Flled: 1971 Primary Examiner--George E. Lowrance [21] Appl. No.: 115,484 Att0rney-Laurence R. Brown 52 us. (:1. 220/21, 217/19 [571 ABSTRACT [51] Int. Cl B65d 25/06 A partition assembly for packing bottles in a box is [58] Field of Search 220/21; 217/19, 32 formed of longi udinal and transverse plastic framework sections that interfit together in locked position [56] References Cited by means of spring clamp structure formed in the plas- UNITED STATES PATENTS tic swimw- 2,673,656 3/1954 Cunningham 217/32 2 Claims, 9 Drawing Figures DEVICE FOR PACKING BOTTLES ORSIMILAR This invention relates to a system for packing bottles or similar containers, even those manufactured of different material to glass.

More particularly this invention relates to a framework or structure formed of longitudinal and transversal sections that couple, each one to another. This framework or structure is manufactured of plastic material, or any other elastic material having the charac teristics of resistance to water or pressure, without breaking or folding by accident, losing as a consequence its shape.

The framework mentioned above, as a result of its characteristics, has transformed radicaly the packing systems known up today because of its resistence to water or any other liquid, as well as its resistence to pressure.

Because of the plastic material of which such framework is made, the weight of such is less, and also the shape and way of assembling makes out of it a lighter structure than the ones known up to date.

Systems for packing bottles or similar containers are known that do not offer the advantage of possible storage in small areas, the invention of the present application offers the facility of disassembling, what makes it possible to store the whole structure or framework in a very small area compared to the volume of such structure when it is assembled.

The framework or structure to which this application relates, once assembled, will be placed in the interior of boxes made of pasteboard or wood, used today in the bottling industry, once the framework is placed in the interior, the bottles or similars will be placed in the spaces formed for the walls of the structure.

It must be also understood that the present application does not pretend to limit the manufacturing of such framework to plastic material, since they may be manufactured of materials that in the future or actually, provide the characteristics of plastic resins.

FIG. 1, is a top plan view of the framework or structure assembled.

FIG. 2, is a side view of a longitudinal section of one of the several longitudinal sections that form the structure.

FIG. 3, is a side view of a transversal section of the several that form the structure.

FIG. 4, is a side close up sectional view of one of the lower clamps of the longitudinal sections.

FIG. 5, is a front cross-sectional view of one of the lower clamps of the longitudinal sections.

FIG. 6, is a front close-up sectional view of one of the upper clamps of one of the transversal sections.

FIG. 7, is a side cross-sectional view of one of the upper clamps of the transversal sections.

FIG. 8, is a partial cross-sectional view of the lower and upper clamps as they are assembled.

FIG. 9, is a perspective view of the framework or structure as placed inside a box containing bottles.

Similar parts are deignated by the same reference nu merals throughout the several figures of the drawings.

Referring now to the drawing such framework is formed by the combination of several longitudinal sections and several transversal sections, the longitudinal sections are marked with number 2 and transversal sections are marked with number 3. Both, longitudinal sections 2 and transversal sections 3 are made of plastic material, certain hardness and elasticity are required and a thickness from one thirty-second to twosixteenths of an inch, a greater thickness could be used if necessesary, as far as the elasticity and resistance of the plastic material permits. It is obvious that the plastic material of which both sections are manufactured, may be substituted for any other, as far as the material used resists treatment to which such structure is submitted.

The longitudinal section 2 is formed of horizontal traces '11 vertical traces 12 and inclined traces 13, these traces are presented in the drawings accompanying this application as in the best position they may have, so they will work with efficiency, however, this does not mean that their position may not be changed. The traces besides giving consistence to the longitudinal section 2, will work also, once the structure is placed inside the box, as walls of separation between the bottles or similar containers packed in the box. The longitudinal section 2, has inclined skirts 14 which function is to permit that when the framework is introduced inside the box 15 the inclination of the skirt 14 will facilitate the slip into the box 15 without any problems. The longitudinal section 2 has upper edges 16 with inclination to permit the assembly of the transversal sections 3 without any problem, specially in the area of the lower clamps 17 that will hold firmly the longitudinal sections 2 to the transversal sections 3.

The lower clamps 17 are gaps with an U shape that have two hooks 18 which function to subject firmly the arms 19 of the lower clamp 17, coupling by pressure to the coupling groove 33 of the upper clamp 28, it is possible the insertion of the upper clamp 28 in the lower clamp 17 due to the lower hollow 20 of the lower clamp 17 inside of which the body of the upper clamp 28 will be placed. The lower clamp 17 also has a body 21 which function is to secure with its introduction into the hollow 32 of the upper clamp 28; the lower clamp 17 in its lower part has a coupling groove 22 to which the hooks 29 of the upper clamp 28 will couple.

The transversal section 3 is formed also by horizontal traces 23, vertical traces 24 and inclined traces 25, these traces are presented in the drawings accompanying this application shown in the best considered position, so they will work with efficiency, however this does not mean that they may not be changed to another position, which will produce a change in the decorative shape of the structure. The traces of the transversal section besides giving consistence to the transversal section 3 will also work, once the framework be placed inside the box, as walls of separation between the bottles or similar containers packed in the box 15. The transversal section 3 has also inclined skirts 26 and hollows of insertion 27. through which the longitudinal section 2 will be introduced to the upper clamps 28, the objective of the inclined skirts 26 is to provide a shape (similar to the longitudinal section 2 that will avoid any trouble or problem as the framework is introduced inside the box 15.

The upper clamps 28 have as specific objetive to fix firmly the transversal section 3 to the longitudinal sections 2, for such purpose, the upper clamp 28 has two hooks 29 that will subject the arms 30 of the upper clamp 28 to the groove 22 of the lower clamp 17, at same time the upper clamp 28 has a body 31 that will be introduced in the hollow 20 of the lower clamp 17, the upper clamp 28 has a hollow 32 which function is to receive the body 21 of the lower clamp 1'1 and has also a coupling groove 33 that will couple the hooks 18 of the lower clamp 17.

It is obvious that the dimensions in length and height of the longitudinal 2 and transversal 3 sections may vary, and such variation will directly depend on the size of the box in which the framework will be placed.

it is to be understood that the forms of this invention herewith shown and described are to be taken as preferred examples of the same and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoining claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A framework insert for holding a plurality of bottles or the like in a box comprising in combination, a set of transverse sections and a set of longitudinal sections each formed of a plurality of water resistant plastic clamp bodies interconnected by a framework of traces structured as separators for bottles placed in said box, said bodies on both sections having thereon similar interfitting structure formed of said plastic to elastically couple together the two sections by elastically deforming interfitting clamps on the bodies of each of said sections when coupling said longitudinal sections to said transversal by sections by said interfitting strucfit said sections with the hooks closer together than the thickness of said body thereby to be elastically forced apart to interengage the bodies of the two sections and comprising in each said body mating grooves for receiving the hooks separated from said hooks by an intermediate portion of the bodies, said grooves being positioned in the bodies to receive the hook pairs of the mating body when forced apart by said thicker body between said gap and said groove thereby to resiliently clamp the hooks on both sections together in the mating upper and lower interfitting said grooves of the two sections when interfitted by meshing together said inclined traces to guide the hooks into said gaps and over said body to elastically separate the hooks by said body and guide the books into said mating grooves to spring together elastically in clamping engagement.

2. A framework as defined in claim 1 having inclined skirts at the opposite ends of the sections to permit easy entry of an interfitted framework into a box. 

1. A framework insert for holding a plurality of bottles or the like in a box comprising in combination, a set of transverse sections and a set of longitudinal sections each formed of a plurality of water resistant plastic clamp bodies interconnected by a framework of traces structured as separators for bottles placed in said box, said bodies on both sections having thereon similar interfitting structure formed of said plastic to elastically couple together the two sections by elastically deforming interfitting clamps on the bodies of each of said sections when coupling said longitudinal sections to said transversal by sections by said interfitting structure on said body comprising pairs of elastically separable hooks partially closing a U-shaped gap formed by an inclined intersection of two of said traces with said bodies to provide in each section guiding and clamping crotch structure opening in opposite directions to interfit said sections with the hooks closer together than the thickness of said body thereby to be elastically forced apart to interengage the bodies of the two sections and comprising in each said body mating grooves for receiving the hooks separated from said hooks by an intermediate portion of the bodies, said grooves being positioned in the bodies to receive the hook pairs of the mating body when forced apart by said thicker body between said gap and said groove thereby to resiliently clamp the hooks on both sections together in the mating upper and lower interfitting said grooves of the two sections when interfitted by meshing together said inclined traces to guide the hooks into said gaps and over said body to elastically separate the hooks by said body and guide the hooks into said mating grooves to spring together elastically in clamping engagement.
 2. A framework as defined in claim 1 having inclined skirts at the opposite ends of the sections to permit easy entry of an interfitted framework into a box. 